Английская Википедия:Frank Kirby (footballer)

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Frank Gordon Kirby (22 September 1885 – 20 March 1963) was a teacher, librarian and an Australian rules footballer in Victoria, Australia.

Football career

Kirby played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] After making a solitary appearance against Fitzroy in University's first VFL season, he commenced his career as a librarian and teacher.

Academic career

Kirby worked as a librarian at the Public Library of Victoria.[2] He wrote a report on secondary school libraries in Victoria in 1945, commissioned by the Australian Institute of Librarians (Victorian Branch) and the Australian Council for Educational Research.[2]

He joined the staff of Scotch College in 1920 and was a librarian and teacher there for 35 years until his retirement in 1955. He was passionate about the French language, a member of Alliance Francaise[3] and author of a French language textbook.[4]

He died suddenly in Camberwell in 1963.[5]

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